Device for cleaning fruit and vegetables.



gamma W. H. DAVIES. DEVICE FOR CLEANING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1912.

Patented May 6, 1913.

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W. H. DAVIES.

DEVICE FOR CLEANING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1912.

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. mitssaid gate to beregulated to ello'w'more sliefts 5, with conveyer from sagging, under the weight of coming bruised es the seme are carried by water, whereupon the gate 29 is disposed to J reach theconveyei', the some will be eniirel;

intervals in the length of this conveyei, i provide the angle slots 24:- pz'oviding upworclly extending portions on the conveyor, when zby srticlesmey be carried thereon, and in order to prevent the upper reach of the ills articles to be carried thereon, I provide upon the side walls 4: oi? the .fcenli, upon which the enclless linking means 522 rests. Also mounted on the u wnrclly inclined side wells 4- of the tank 1 o iove the tracks Oi the like 24-, are Hie strips 25ftl1e upper faces of which are beveled, as shown nit-"26, and these. strips obviously prevent the fruit and vegetables from be theconvey'er.

Mounted in the one side all oftlie tank I zitthe end thereof, opposite to that havingtlie conveyor therein, is airinlet. pipe 27, whereby water may be entered in the tank and formed in the one side wall of the cle;= pressed portion or' cavity 3, is e semi-drew lor opening 28. forming an out-let for the water in the device. An oscillating gees member 29 mounted in said well, is adapted to be disposed. oventbis opening 28 and a lever? 30 connecced; to said member 29, peror less of the water within the lianl; tofiow therefrom- A in operation, the tank is partly filled with allow s certain amount of the water to flow therefromso that there will, be a continuous flow of water through the tank. The vegetables or fruit to be cleansed, are then emptied. in the tenlc'from the one end thereof and. the drive pulley lfi'is moved on the shaft 12 to effectively engage the clutch 1.7. The the paddles G thereon being then caused to rotate, will egitatethe vegetables and fruit Withinthe tank consider ably thereby removing all dirt and unsound spots-therefrom, and also cause the semeto not shown, since it forms 'at one end of the be conducted toward the opposite end of he tank. By the time the vegetables and fruil r cleansed. and the some will then he carries tb-ronghilie medium of fvliis conveyor the upper extremityof the tank, where they are emptied into any desired receptacle or the like. As the fruit or vegetables are conveyed upwardly, it will be appreciatedfihat in view of: the bevel strips 25, the some will not contact with the walls of the tank and thus all bruising The shaft 12 is capable of adjustment through the medium of theecljusting' screw l3, whereby the sleek in-the conveyer'may be taken 11 when desired; The specific structure o this mechanism, however, is nopert of the in; ventive iclee and. is the provided on devices of this character.,

From the foregoing, have provided e s'imple, inexpensive, andefficient apparatus for cleaning tomatoes or similaiivegeteblcs or fruits, whereiile tank is providedgat the end of the series of agitators with a depressed 'portion in-. its,fl0or offensive matter whereby grit, dirt and other will be -ell'ectivcly cziught a'n'd revented from returning to the'front or rece ving part of themachine and thereby mingling with the fresh water.

it'will beseen that I thereof will be prevented.-

same as is usually Having thus described this invention,

A fFlllt and vegetable cleaning apperatlis, i i

including o tank, a plurality of egitators mounted therein, the tankbeing provided series of agitators with a depressed floor, a conveyor extending upwardly and reerwerdly Within theiank 1 from the sei'ies of a itators and having its receiving end exten ing down into the depressed portion of the tank, the tank being formed with inlet andoutlet openings for water, the outlet opening beinglocated in the depressed portion of the tank underneath che conveyor. l

In testimony whereof I hereunto ofiixmy signature-in the presence of two witnesses. .WlLLIAM DAVIES,

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